Montana § 42-3-201 - Preplacement Evaluation -- Timing
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 42-3-201 — Preplacement Evaluation -- Timing, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-3-201. Preplacement Evaluation -- Timing
Preplacement evaluation -- timing. (1) A child may not be placed for purposes of adoption unless the person with whom a child is proposed to be placed has had a preplacement evaluation completed to determine fitness and readiness as an adoptive parent. (2) In a direct parental placement adoption, the placing parent must be provided with a copy of the preplacement evaluation prior to execution of a relinquishment and consent to adoption of the child. (3) The required preplacement evaluation must provide all pertinent information pertaining to the topics identified in 42-3-203 .
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Section 42-3-201 ("Preplacement Evaluation -- Timing") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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